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17/07/2015

Merkel Challenged on Refugees

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German leader criticised over crying girl, MH17 anniversary, Transylvanian music festival

Angela Merkel criticised after a Palestinian girl bursts into tears talking about her future. Ceremony to mark MH17 anniversary. Blood donation campaign at Transylvanian festival.

A 14-year-old Palestinian girl has defended the way the German leader dealt with her after she burst into tears while talking about her future. Angela Merkel was criticised for appearing to be unsympathetic when Reem Sahwil described what her life was like under threat of deportation. Exactly a year after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, the families of the Dutch victims held a private ceremony to commemorate those killed. Organisers of a music festival in Transylvania in northern Romania are offering festival goers discounts if they donate blood before buying ticket.

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